Karate has a big advantage over some other martial arts in that much of it can be practised without the need for a training partner. Kata an...

1 . I have a new katana! (see picture). For a while now I have had difficulty controlling my previous bokken. It is too big and too heavy. I...

This post is to plug a Martial Arts Festival that is taking place on May 8th 2010 . The reason I’m plugging it is because it is aiming to r...

I thought I’d sorted out the roles of uke and tori a while ago then I decided to find out a bit more about them and Wham! Something that was...

I helped with some teaching this week. I have been helping out in the Monday junior class for 2 or 3 months now but generally I just join i...